The read_header function in libavcodec/ffv1dec.c in FFmpeg before 2.1 does not properly enforce certain bit-count and colorspace constraints, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted FFV1 data
Published Dec 9, 2013
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.68%
Description
The read_header function in libavcodec/ffv1dec.c in FFmpeg before 2.1 does not properly enforce certain bit-count and colorspace constraints, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted FFV1 data.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 2.0.1
- 0.3
- 0.3.1
- 0.3.2
- 0.3.3
- 0.3.4
- 0.4.0
- 0.4.2
- 0.4.3
- 0.4.4
- 0.4.5
- 0.4.6
- 0.4.7
- 0.4.8
- 0.4.9
- 0.5
- 0.5.1
- 0.5.2
- 0.5.3
- 0.5.4
- 0.5.4.5
- 0.5.4.6
- 0.5.5
- 0.6
- 0.6.1
- 0.6.2
- 0.6.3
- 0.7
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.7.3
- 0.7.4
- 0.7.5
- 0.7.6
- 0.7.7
- 0.7.8
- 0.7.9
- 0.7.11
- 0.7.12
- 0.8.0
- 0.8.1
- 0.8.2
- 0.8.5
- 0.8.5.3
- 0.8.5.4
- 0.8.6
- 0.8.7
- 0.8.8
- 0.8.10
- 0.8.11
- 0.9
- 0.9.1
- 0.10
- 0.10.3
- 0.10.4
- 0.11
- 1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.2
- 1.2.1
- 2.0
Configuration 2
- 6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01681) | 76.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01681) | 73.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.47% (0.01472) | 79.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.06% (0.02057) | 89.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 22, 2023 | 2.06% (0.02057) | 87.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.53% (0.01532) | 85.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://ffmpeg.org/security.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/26/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/08/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61389 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3027 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:227 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/b05cd1ea7e45a836f7f6071a716c38bb30326e0f x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ffmpeg.org/security.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/26/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/08/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61389 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3027 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:227 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link | |
| https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/b05cd1ea7e45a836f7f6071a716c38bb30326e0f | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-06 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
Change history (0)
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